4. Rider Jan Ebeling and his wife Amy own and run a training and sales facility called The Acres in Moorpark, Calif. According to Ebeling’s United States Equestrian Federation biography, “Ebeling and Rafalca also enjoy relaxing on the trails by their farm.”

6. Refused a command in the ring during the 2009 Dressage World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. “People said later they thought it was the smoke in the air or the judge in the white outfit or the noise or the photographers or the lighting — everybody had a reason for her refusal. I never knew what it was and I don’t really care. My horse shied and refused to go — end of story,” Ebeling wrote in “ Dressage Today.”

7. Has danced in freestyle competitions to music from the films “The Mission” and “Rainman” — thanks to Mitt Romney. Ann Romney told Dressage-News.com, “Mitt picked the music… that was his contribution, and we love it.”